On arriving at the venue, I'm informed that the advertised headline act for this night, The Truth, have pulled out at the last minute. Fortunately for me, and for most of the crowd it seems, The Truth weren't the reason I came tonight.

Opening the night up are The October Game, a indie-tastic group that impressed me with their intensity and obvious skill with their instruments. Some of their songs went on rather longer than I would have thought necessary, but they still put on a good show.

Next came The Dregs. I've seen them a couple of times before, but this had to be the best performance of all. They seemed to be responsible for bringing a large portion of the near-capacity crowd, and they had 95% of them bouncing throughout the set. Their indie-pop is infectious and energetic, particularly the only song whose name I remember, "No Love, No Loss". They're definitely someone I recommend checking out in the future.

The de facto headliners tonight, then, is one of Luton's younger bands on the fast-track to stardom - the funky punk three-piece that is Pirate Radio. Although the crowd is marginally smaller than that captured by The Dregs (partly explained by the venue's smoking ban that means anyone after a quick cigarette had to go outside upstairs), they still put on an amazing show. James, the bassist, broke his strap midway through the set, and as it seemed to resist the best efforts to gaffer tape it back on, he played the rest of the gig leaning his bass on his knee with his foot propped up on a chair. Although this (for once) restricted his mobility - he usually runs around the stage like a madman, in my experience - it didn't detract from the performance in the slightest. Guitarist Dan and drummer Dano put in good, solid performances and played off the energy of the crowd beautifully. All in all, I couldn't recommend these guys any higher. Awesome stuff.